Should be part of standard API for DV objects - which is still missing (I mean the API) - at least for on-premise Oracle Analytics Server.

This feature will put DV on the similar level in respect of functionality/features as the "good old" Answers/Dashboards tools from OBIEE.

Definitely wanted feature. If I remember correctly from Oracle Analytics roadmap presentation held by Garry Rubin at OA Summit, he was mentioning, that here will be quite substential changes in modeling data sets for DV , but I am not sure, whether this feature is also part of those plans.

Our end users would be grateful for this feature, this is missing since OBIEE times.

Hi Nikunj, you only need one Init Block (one SQL query) to retrieve all "strings" for presentation layer object names for display. I dont think that retrieval of 1000 + column names would be a problem... Rgds Michal

We used for this purpose (for on-premise OBIEE, but I guess, it should work) concept of externalization of names/decriptions of objects in presentation layer (see: https://docs.oracle.com/en/middleware/bi/analytics-server/metadata-oas/use-administration-tool-utilities.html#GUID-3F2BD5A3-2C8A-4F28-9379-7FCF32A748BE).…

Official (published and documented) Oracle Analytics Server API is definitelly a must requirement. Not only for running DF, but also for manipulating DV Data Sets - like for example: * creating DS * re-uploading file DS * purging BI Server cache entries, connected with particular DS * changing definition of DS etc...

One addition to this requirement - capability of building/designing hierachies should be available in data set definition. And this hierarchy should be exposed (in DV projects visualization) in similar way as hierarchical columns in Answers.

This is another idea, dealing with the same requirement, which has been already posted - proofing, that this is really highly desirable feature - organizing data sets in a more structured way (not just in dummy way) is critical.

Generally structuring objects into BI catalog folders should be a "golden rule" for majority of DV objects (not only for DV projects as it is now, but also for data sets, data flows, possibly Connection objects is not that critical). This would definitelly help to better organize/maintain DV object and also security aspect…

Definitelly highly wanted feature. This limitation (for OAS, but for OAC I guess same is valid) is described in ORA Support document: "OAS: Export DV Project As Dashboard Object Error Out "Currently Not Supported " (Doc ID 2681662.1)".

Hi Gabby, thanks for info - since we are using on-premise sw - Oracle Analytics Server - this enhancement will be part of the next yearly release of OAS I guess - is this correct ? Kind regards Michal

Hi Marco, not sure, whether I understand your reply correctly - but true is (speaking about Oracle Analytics Server - thus on-premise sw, I dont know, whether in OAC the behaviour is different, but I suspect that not), that enforcement of re-entering password to be able to save changes in permissions (Access tab) for…

Completelly agree with this idea. The best option would be, if data sets, connections (generally all DV objects) would leverage BI catalog for storing their definitions - this would be the best synergy between "governed" and "self-service" worlds within Oracle Analytics suite (so far the only object, which uses BI catalog…

To offer comparable feature to agents (in "traditional" BI world) also for self-service DV projects is a almost "must-have" requirement - when we will be offering DV to business users.

Thanks to both of you for your comments. I understand, that API, mentioned in Philipp's post is not a official one, but at least it can give us a notion, what we can expect when it will be publicly available. Michal

Hi Mike, thanks for your reaction - I am glad to hear that. I am looking forward to have it implemented in next release of OAS. I know, that it will come first to OAC, but we are (and for some time we will be) on on-premise sw and thus I will be eagerly expecting new release of OAS (I guess it will be no sooner than next…

Definitelly this feature should be there - althought BI Server has time-series function - ToDate and Ago, those functions cannot be used for "external" data sets in DV (just for calculations in DV projects, based on Subject Areas - due to a need for Time dimension). If those functions would be "exposed" for all data sets,…

I am fighting with this for some time as well - it really complicates constructing Usage Tracking queries specific for Data Visualization. So this is highly wanted feature.

That is quite lone term limitation of BI Publisher templates (it pays not only from rows but also for columns in pivot table design), so this should be definitelly solved - highest time (this limit is there in BI Publisher since I remember - 10 years or more...)